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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Note: In the translation, I have put the poem’s context in a distant past. The reason is simple: verses for the Hindi came to me while I- the man ‘in a box of wood’- stood in the courtroom. The English translation was done when those verses, once alive, had become stilled, in the solitude of my cell. [Photograph below shows 'a poet in court', courtesy The Hindu Newspaper]

Caught in a web of wordsA worried man once stoodIn a box of wood:MartyrDrunk in Silence’s Embrace.

If he heard something, he nothing saidIf he said, nobody anything heard:The why O whyDid that Man’s shadow-Like Moon fallen from the SkyUpon a River of Tears- by itself flowThrough terrified valesOf terrible tales?

thanks for your kind words. the reason for not publishing them all at once is quite simple really: i don't know how to upload most of the poems - anthologized as 'deewaron ki dhadkanein'- since most of them are in hindi- !regards,AJ

You definately seem to be a very deep person.......it reflects thru your writing.

I will not be surprised if you turn out to be story writer someday.You write sometimes as if these are various scenes of a play/movie.

Ever thought of writing one?? LOL.

After reading your little note, i watched "Transamerica" again......felt closer to the movie more than the first time. I found the most touching scene as when Ms. Huffman steals food and the Kevin sleeps around to earn quick money.Marvellous! Bravo!

Recommend me some more interesting movie like Transamerica if you come across.